03 April, 2014

POST-CENTAUR PAINTING

Finally, as promised, I can tell about,
show and link to the miniature booklet shown earlier.

The central idea for the booklet was to present a selection of
my works done after my Crystal Brush project in 2011. The entry for the
competition was called Duchess Death, and I have often thought if her
as the Death Centaur of Doom refering to my doomed
mental state after the countless of hours that went into creating and
painting the model. In the months after Crystal Brush I painted on
canvas, tried out lithography, and explored different more expressive
forms of miniature painting. I also started this blog. I wanted to
produce more in less time, and I did not care for immediate
precision, but worked with textures, vivid colours and with a strong
focus on the overall imagery.

In short, I think my painting style and
approach to the hobby took a turn after that competition, and it is
that stylistic endavour, my POST-CENTAUR PAINTING, that I am
presenting in the booklet.

Appropriately enough, the Crystal Brush is actually taking place the coming weekend, so - Crystal Brush competitors beware! - you might be in for a stylistic change if you get in too deep... :-)

FACTS on POST-CENTAUR PAINTING:

It is a 52 pages A6 booklet: 20
spread-pages each presenting a miniature (well 17 on minis and 3 on
other arty projects) with a page of words and a page of images. Plus
an introduction and finishing with a few of my sketches and mood
photographies.

For this first edition run I have had 100
printed, all numbered and signed.

The booklet can be purchased through
Runic Miniatures at the following stand-alone site,

I look forward to hearing comments from
those who buys the booklet, and I hope that it might serve as
inspiration to start (or finish) some great projects out there. It might even cause a stylistic deviations or two...

Jakob my copy arrived this afternoon. So when I got home from work I was like a kid at Christmas ripping open the envelope and then getting to devour the contents.

I know its a little thing but the orange cover is the perect colour - reminds me of Winsor and Newton orange ink.

Wonderful booklet, I love the Traitor Guardsman and the terrain backdrop. Plus the Mordheim stuff makes me smile.The sketch section is brilliant. What was going to be the base model for the tarot reader?

I'm trying to order the booklet from France and I don't have a paypal account. The websites forces me to create an account which I don't want to do...it is strange because if you're based in the UK you don't have to do this...do you know what's that all about?

Hi MarK, Sorry for your trouble.I just looked at the check-out procedure and here from my part of the world it offers both options. Strange. Try sending me an email am I'll will see if we can make it work.

Hi Kim, Glad you like the booklet. How to you like the use of A6 format?

My personal feeling and idea about doing it in this rather small format was to keep it very pocket-sized. So you can have it at hand without taking up too much space. On the hobby table or to easily bring to the gaming club. For fiction I love the classical paperback size that fits most bags or coats. I guess I wanted to try and present something similar in the mini figures world...

mine arrived today (I was so happy when I opened the mailbox :D ) I like the format of the book- very handy and very cool! I also like the concept very much, often I struggle hard when trying to achieve the perfectly clean 'eavy metal style, but you show me the way back to the fun way of painting (which still looks splendid!). I'm really happy about the book and dug out some really old miniatures to try out a few things!

I got mine yesterday and I'm very happy with the booklet. At first the small size surprised me but the text and pictures were clean and easily read/viewed. I would actually go so far as to say that the size was near perfect for the material. The text was informative and inspiring.

You have made a good selection, it was a pleasant surprise to find some Mordheim material in there as well. As I have recently faded out from the Inq28 scene and back into Mordheim I really enjoyed you showing some inspiration.

All in all I can't find any faults in the booklet and tons of value. If there are any left I would suggest everyone hurry up and buy Post Centaur Painting.

Alexander, I was surprised by the size myself when I got them from the printer. Not that I hadn't designed it myself, but the scale of the booklet is just something different. We are so used to seeing small A5 publications, but going down to A6 really makes a difference I think. The goal was to hit a size similar to poetry publications, smartphones/small tablets, and paperback books. Glad you liked the Mordheim stuff. I am really into the game at the moment.

Just finished to go through all the pages for the first time. I believe you reach your main goal: above all, it is really an inspiring booklet! If i get to have a wish, a small tutorial on those "dirty white" (particularly that on the brute) would be nice to see on jrn works web site!

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I work a lot with the same models, moods, even the same bits. Miniatures and bits in particular are part of my 3D language. Sculpting and painting adds more signs to the work or TEXT as some might call it.

This is a place for me to share and discuss modelling and miniature painting projects. My own projects as well as miniatures and works/texts from where I find inspiration.